biscate

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly an alteration of biscato (“leftover”)[1][2] or from Arabic.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /biʃˈka.tɨ/, /bɨʃˈka.tɨ/

  • Hyphenation: bis‧ca‧te

Noun

biscate m (plural biscates)

  1. (Portugal) odd job
    Synonym: (Brazil) bico

Derived terms

Noun

biscate m or f by sense (plural biscates)

  1. (Brazil, informal) slut (promiscuous person, usually said of a woman)

References

  1. ^ “biscate”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
  2. ^ “biscate”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

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